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Database

How to Create Reports in OpenOffice Base

February 12, 2010

Well this seems like the week to complete the basic OpenOffice Base series with a post on how to create reports. Most people consider reports one of the things all databases should do. The problem with the reports are that they are generated on paper. If your office is going green, then yous should think [...]

How to create a form for data entry in OpenOffice Base

February 11, 2010

Ina previous Post I showed you how to create a database in OpenOffice/NeoOffice Base. The follow up to that post showed you how to create a table using the table Wizard. Well this is a follow up post showing you how to create a form for data entry in OpenOffice Base, which I will will [...]

How to create tables in OpenOffice(NeoOffice)

February 10, 2010

Just like in MS Access creating tables can be an interesting experience. the developers of OpenOffice have tried very hard to make the experience with OpenOffice Base as much as is possible without stepping over the line into something that is actionable like MS Access. We already discussed in other Post how to make a [...]

OpenOffice Base is your MS Access replacement

February 8, 2010

I get asked this question all the time. People ask where they can get a MS Access replacement for little or no money. When I ask them why they want something like MS Access, they can’t articulate why they feel that they need a program like MS Access, but they still “need” it. I searched [...]

Screencast: How to setup a Database in OpenOffice

January 31, 2010

Here is a screencast showing you how to make a database using OpenOffice or NeoOffice, after the break.

Why I like EagleFiler

January 18, 2010

I’ve spent a lot of time in this blog showing you what I do with EagleFiler. I guess now would be a good time to tell you the whys. How can such a simple program hold so much in my mind? Answers to these questions after the break.

How to make a Password Database with EagleFiler

December 21, 2009

Using Techniques I discovered we are going to make a password database using EagleFiler. These are the things I want this database to be. Secure Able to store basic set of data with more able to be added as neeed Easy to use After the break We’ll get started.

Bento 3 Holiday Pack

November 17, 2009

Bento 3 – See, Secure, and Share Information Like Never Before: “²” Filemaker is now offering a holiday pack to make Bento 3 a littl emore festive this holiday season. The Holiday pack comes with two themes and two database Templates, gifts, and holiday party planner. Also a 30 day trial is available for Bento [...]

Bento 3 Moving the database

October 26, 2009

A complaint that I’ve seen for Bento has been the lack of syncing capability. I think this shows a lack of imagination on the part of the detractors. In this post I am going to show you how you might sync Bento between two computers using DropBox, Mobile me, or a portable hard drive.

How to Make a Business Mileage Database using Bento

October 21, 2009

Probably one of my biggest expense is when I drive to a customer to do some consulting or teaching. Texas is large and I can drive several hundred miles to do a gig. What makes it worth it is keeping accurate records of my mileage, and the business purpose of the trip. Bento has made [...]

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